Globe and Mail reporters targeted for second day
The Globe and Mail reports that on Friday, reporters Sonia Verma and Patrick Martin were rushed by a crowd of loyalists to President Hosni Mubarak. At the time, Ms. Verma was filming the group march along a street in the upscale Mohandessin neighbourhood.
On Friday, the two were were detained by Egyptian military for three hours, after being scooped up, along with their driver. In an interview Friday with CBC Radio, Sonia Verma described the ordeal.Comment Policy
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